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What to watch on TV tonight: Saturday

Here are the shows that’ll be on your Twitter timeline later.

Every lunchtime, DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.

J Edgar (RTÉ 2, 9.30pm)

Leonardo Di Caprio stars as FBI head J Edgar Hoover in this bipoic looking back on his 50-year career. Clint Eastwood directs the story of one of America’s biggest and most controversial figures, detailing his influence, attempts to abolish threats and radical movements, and involvement in high profile criminal cases. Naomi Watts, Judi Dench also appear.

The Saturday Night Show (RTÉ 1, 9.55pm)

Slim pickings tonight, lads. Brenno will be chatting to chef Ainsley Harriot, minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Colette Fitzpatrick and boxing champ Christina McMahon.

Limitless (E4, 9pm)

Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro star. Cooper plays a writer who turns his life around after taking a drug that enables him to use 100 percent of his brain. Oh, we wish.

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Everyone’s talking about… Grace and Frankie

A new Netflix series premiered last night. Grace and Frankie stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two women who suddenly find themselves alone after their husbands leave them, for each other.

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It’s been getting excellent reviews from critics, and Friends’ Marta Kaufman and Howard J Morris wrote and created it, which is promising.

Hey, add it to the queue.

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Or flick over for…

Britian’s Got Talent (TV 3, 8pm) Let them prove it to you, in song.

For The Love of Cars (Channel 4, 7pm) Get your motoring fix in the absence of Top Gear.

Robin Hood (Channel 4, 9pm) The Russell Crowe version, not the sexy cartoon fox version.

The Celebrity Chase (TV 3, 6pm) Shockingly addictive quiz show, and this week Shane Lynch is on. Win win.

The Graham Norton Show (UTV Ireland, 10pm) Because you missed it because you were out last night.